This book went straight to my TBR! I had a similar experience with Patrick Modiano's 'In the Café of Lost Youth' that made me realize how "present" my past, specifically my childhood, has been for me all this time.
Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoy Notes from Childhood as much as I did! I've read a few books by Modiano (haven't read the one you mention though, but it's on my list as well) and they all reveal the transformative power of memories. Missing Person is one of them.
This book went straight to my TBR! I had a similar experience with Patrick Modiano's 'In the Café of Lost Youth' that made me realize how "present" my past, specifically my childhood, has been for me all this time.
Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoy Notes from Childhood as much as I did! I've read a few books by Modiano (haven't read the one you mention though, but it's on my list as well) and they all reveal the transformative power of memories. Missing Person is one of them.
I loved these parallel childhood memories, from you and Norah Lange! You always write so beautifully, Monika! 💕
I share the same thought with you regarding the translator, why wouldn't we want to see someone as "eccentric" as they want to be?
And that first quote you shared [...] I can totally relate, from childhood and from life.
Thank you, I appreciate you reading!
About that note—well, it was a comment on the society's views of the time; it's a pity that there was a need to classify her somehow.